Comments on: Violent games effect sleep patterns less than previously thoughthttp://www.vg247.com/2010/04/17/violent-games-effect-sleep-patterns-less-than-previously-thought/
VG247.comTue, 29 Jul 2014 08:36:38 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3By: Yoshihttp://www.vg247.com/2010/04/17/violent-games-effect-sleep-patterns-less-than-previously-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-168042
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:40:48 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=90574#comment-168042@7 I think they separated the groups by age because if you didnt realise COD:MW2 is actually an 18, not that many people even notice these days lol. So that means under 18s which are in this survey technically shouldnt be playing this in the first place.

To your second point of my second point, but i dont understand why they dont choose other games besides a violent game. (Just sounds typical to use a violent game hoping that it does effect your sleep patterns)

]]>By: conk donkhttp://www.vg247.com/2010/04/17/violent-games-effect-sleep-patterns-less-than-previously-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-168035
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:29:57 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=90574#comment-168035In any study adhering to the scientific method you want to minimize the amount of extraneous variables (differences between the control group and experimental groups) as much as possible.

The conclusions reported to have been made “This time, it’s from researchers in Australian who have concluded that violent games don’t make falling much more difficult than normal.” does not match the design of the experiment. From this you could conclude that Modern Warfare 2 does not make falling asleep much more difficult than watching March of the Penguins or even that violent video games don’t make falling much more difficult than ‘tranquil’ television.

A better designed study would look at violent video games vs non-violent video games or violent games vs violent television/book/comic.

The article also makes me wonder how researchers defined the word normal in relation to teenage life. I would be surprised if they concluded watching penguin movies each night was typical of the age group.

Your second point is the entire aim of the study, to find discernible differences between actively playing a violent, visceral computer game and passively watching birds slide down ice floes.

The study does sound flawed, the group was rather small and the lead researcher seemingly drew conclusions contrary to the data for some reason. On an anecdotal note, I find a little gratuitous man-shoot lets me sleep like a baby. Now, a particularly scary Doctor Who episode will do terrible things to my sleep patterns. O_O

]]>By: Yoshihttp://www.vg247.com/2010/04/17/violent-games-effect-sleep-patterns-less-than-previously-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-168024
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:27:07 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=90574#comment-168024The survery is fucked.
Firstly, which teenages actually played COD and which watched March of the Penguins. Im guessing the younger 1s watched March of the Penguins so that makes firstly this survery is fucked as it wont be all the same age of kids.
Secondly, March of the Penguins is a film which you sit and relax watching, COD is a game you play and have to move to play it, big difference.
Thirdly why didnt they try other games besides violent 1s?

*Stamps sticker of approval with small print of “This Survey Was Complete Bullshit”*